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The Arizona sentinel., 1887-07-09
A NEW GRANT STORY.
How the General Came Into Possession
 of His Favorite Driving Horse.

How the General Came Into Possession
 of His Favorite Driving Horse.
 Colonel H. A. Chadwick recently told little story about General Grant that ought to be puhlished:
 ''In 1864 General Grant was a good deal at headquarters in Washington. He loved fast horse. and he thought the big chestnut Cincinnatus he then drove wound take the dust from no other in Washington. One day he was spinning along the road on the out skirts of the town when he noticed a rOugh-looking grey horse trottlng along to a two-wheeled butcher-wagon filled with meat. The General flew past the wagon, but the gray just set back his ears and the way he made the mud fly along that road was just astonishing. He got his nose to the rear of Grants buggy, he pulled his head up to the hind wheels, and his forequarters were soon pattering along in a swift, never-breaking trot near the heels of the great Cincinnatus. Grant got mad and used his whip, the butcher driver laughed wickedly and held the reins taut on the gray, and the meat-wagon jolting and jumping, showered the dirt from its wheels over the General and into the nose of the horse he thought could not be beat.
 Next morning early, little Webster, of Grants staff, came over to me and said: Chad, the old man is as mad as sheol this morning. He was out on the road yesterday, and got beat by a gray horse dragging load of beef. Now he wants that horse, and you are to buy it for him. Here's his check signed in blank, and you must not lose that animal for s, 0O0.' Wal, to make a long story short, I found who owned the horse, and as luck would have it. got him into my stable for $350, and ten minutes after he was at headquarters in Grants possession. When the General drove him out the next day, the butcher saw him, and in half an hour the man of meat was at our hotel making the air blue for having sold the horse at so low figure. Bnt 1 threw in little bonus and sent him away satisfied. Grant drove that horse for ten years. and it was his favorite animal d uring all that time. It finally died on the Generals farm in Missouri. r. GrGpbtc.
 The theatrical. aud kindred pro-
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-07-09
Cocoanuts and Pineapples.

Cocoanut-raising is a growing indus try in Southern Florida. Pineapples and cocoanuts pay vewell. Ten thousand pineapples can be raised, it is said, to an acre, and the same amount of space will support fifty cocoanut trees. The latter require very little cultivation. They begin to bear at from nine to twelve years of age and produce from eighty to one hundred and fifty nuts to the tree. They bring about five cents apiece to the grower. Many groves have been planted within a few years. One New Jersey gentleman has SS0 900 trees.- M J, Star.
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-07-09
BOY WITH THE BIG HEAD.

Yes, if his pa will give him rope, He'd give suggestions to the Pope; He thinks that nature gave him birth To twirl the axis of the earth And when he walks along the street He spins the world round with his feet But still we like the little dunce- We used to be just like hlm once We know how 'tis ourselves, most dread, And little boy with the big head! He gives advice with generous hand, And sows it broadcast OCT the land; He tears up like sapling shoot The tree of knowledge by the root. He's never in the dark of doubt, Like Moses when the light went out; He volunteers, though none may call, To show mankind he knows it all; When he dies then is wisdom dead
 -7Td- Bits.
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-07-09
COUNSEL. FOR THE SNAKE.
How a Lawyer Refused the Request of
 Prospective Client.

HotE Prospective Client.
 The relations between counsel and client in England are conducted on a cash basis. A barrister receives his fee when the brief which is to guide him in the trial of the case is handed to him. It was said of an able lawyer who practiced at the New York bar fifty years ago, that he was always seized with a violent fit of coughing while client was stating case. If, however, the client dropped the retain ing fee into the counsers fidgety left hand, the spasm instantly subsided.
 Lawyers sometimes resort to strange devices in order to avoid taking cases where the compensation offered is not as great as they think it should be. A San Francisco lawyer once found him. self in a mining town, where his dissi- patton left him without money to pay his bills or to get away. One morning a man came to the landlord of the hotel where the lawyer was guest and said he needed a first-rate lawyer. The host SalQ JnaC celeDraUeQ Dan tran- cisco lawyer was staying there, and showed the prospective client upstairs to his room. The lawyer was still in bed, but he listened with pleasure to the mans story, thinking that fat re- tainer would set him again on his feet.
 The case was this: A neighbor had pet rattlesnake which had escaped from its cage and bitten the complaint ants horse. The horse died in conse- quence of the bite. The owner wanted to prosecute for damages and desired to employ first-class lawyer to bring suit.
 "How much, sir, was your horse worth?" asked the lawyer, wishing to name fee which should be in propor. ton to the amount claimed.
 Hive dollars," replied the man.
 "I am very sorry that I can't serve you," said the lawyer, '1 am retained for the snake" and he turned over in the bed, disgusted man. -Youth's Companion.
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-07-09

The model husband does not as sume that he is a pattern man, that he is all wise, and that his word must be law, but recognizes the married state as a republic wherein each is entitled to an opinion and the expression of it. and where each will regard the wishes of the other.
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-07-09
TESTS OF INSANITY.
Different Rules Prescribed By
 Courts at Various Times.

Gradual Progress of Judicial Knowledge as Influenced by the Investigations ofMedical Men-Iodern Discov-
 cries Showing the Fallacy
 of Former Rules.
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-07-09

Herr Professor-"You haf a re- margaply powerful foice, my vrent!' Basso-"Yes; do you think it will fill St. James Hall?" Herr Professor Fill St. Chames Hall Ach, my vrent. it will not only fill St. Chames' Hall-it viii empty it. "-Punch
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-07-09

-Bagley-"My dear Pompana, you look dreadful. What is the matter?" Merely a slight cough" You're lucky. It might have been pneumonia. Pneumonia! Do you think l can af- ford to have a rich mans disease? You'll be charging me with hay fever next, "-PkiLGIeLphiG Call.
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-07-09

Mushrooms raised in hot-houses are one dollar pound
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-07-09

The theatrical. aud kindred pro- fessions claim about 40, 900 persons in Great Britain.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-11-01
Washington Territory.

Eugene Semple, governor Of Wash
iDgton territory, in his annual report
to the secretary Of the interior, esti-
mates the population of the territory
at li3, 500, nm increase Of over l6,00O in
the last two years. The taxable prop
erty Of the territory, exclusive of rail.
road property 10 given At S50.6sS, ,s9f,
an increase of nearly $500 ,OO0 over last
year. Settlement on public lands, OF
which nearly 100000 acres remain
unsurveyed, has been retarded by that
fact, by the uncertainty OF Northern
Pacific titles and by extensive Indian
reservations. The report speaks at
length of the resources and capabili-
ties of the territory in the way Of crops
stock raising mineral and lumber pro.
ductions as Of great variety and im-
portance. or the $4,000 children Of
school age the average daily attend
ance il ~ .00n. Labor il hardly OF the
l-usl demand. The salmon fisheries
yielded 81, ia, ,00O during the year.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-11-01

are pouring into No-Man's,Lsnd, and
no hindrance is opposed to their occu-
patton. No violence ia reported,
every man selects his location, and as
there Is no law u govern them, each
man constitutes himself q conservator
of the public peace. A provisional
territorial council has been formed,
VITA DIR. A. q. Chase president. This
body holds legislative sessions and
passes laws which are submitted
TO the popular vote for ratification A
bill has recently passed the council
dividing Cimarron Territory, as
that tract Is named, into three
senatorial districts, and seven
delegate representative districts.
Az election Is to be held Nov.
Sth, when nine senators and fourteen
delegates will be elected (six senators
and seven delegates at large and
such road and school officers as the
various localities may desire. This
act is wholly provisional Of course, but
it will be submitted to the people, and
on the ballot TO be used blank space
will be ruled for the voter to indicate
whether he wants annexation to Kan
sas, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado or
Territorial government. A large vote
is expected, as the people there take a
lively interest in tue movement to-
ward the benefits and protection OF
civil government.
"This is another gratifying example
Of the education dlffused by popular
government, in fitting our people for
selfrule. To annex this tract to the
Panhandle Of Texas, and organize it
a. a territory would be a convenient
proceeding"
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-11-01
Astonishing Success.

1t is the duty of every person who
has used Boschee's German Syrup To
let is wonderful qualities be known to
their friends in curing Consumption,
severe Coughs, Group, Asthma, pDeu
monia, and in fact all throat aud lung
diseases. No person can Use II with
out immediate relief. Three doses
will cure any case, and we consider il
the duty of all druggists to recommend
IL to the poor, dying consumptive, at
least to try one bottle, rs $4,000 dozen
bottles were sold last year, and no one
case where II failed was reported.
Such medicine as the German Syrup
cannot be too widely known. Ask
your druggist about IL. sample bot
ties TO Try, sold at 10 cents. Regular
size, 10 cents. Sold by all Druggis
and Dealers, In the United States and
Canada.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-11-01
The Use Of Snakes.

Persons who dislike snakes continually
ask: "What is the use Of them:' That
they are not without use will, hope, ap-
pear in the course of this work. were IL
necessary to preach that all things have
their use. But in one habit that offended
Lord Bacon, namely. Of "going on their
belly" lies one If their greatest uses, be-
cause that, together with their internal
formation and external covering. enables
them to penetrate where no larger car
nivorous animal could venture, into dark
and noisome morasses, bog jungles,
swamps. amid the vegetation Of the
tropics, where swarms of the lesser rep
tiles. on which so many Of them feed,
wouth otherwise outbalance the harmony
of nature, die and produce pestilence.
Wondrously and exquisitely constructed
for their habit, they are able to exist
where the higher animals could not, and
while they help to clear those inaccessible
places Of the lesser vermin. they them
selves supply food for number Of smaller
maifmalia, which, with many carniyor-
ous birds, devour vast numbers of young
snakes. Tie hedgehog, weasel, ichneu-
mon, rat. peccary, hog, goat and an i'm
mense numter of birds keep snakes within
due limits, while the latter perform their
part among the grain devouring and
herbivorous creatures. Thus beautifully
is the balance Of nature maintained.-
New Orleans Picayune.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-11-01

another disagreeable thing about Paris
is that many of the hotels are at least
fifty years behind the times. The damp
wind enters through numberless cracks in
the i'll fitting windows and doors; the fire.
places are the kind which waste nine
tenths of the heat; there are no bath
rooms, no arrangements for hot and cold
water, no proper plumbing, no gas, no
carpets except in the middle Of the waxed
floors, no call bells, speaking tubes. tele-
phones. and thousand other things
which have long been thought a necessity
in America and even in London. Why,
with all lis magniiicencc, the Hotel Con-
tincntal, and others equally luxurious,
has no other means Of lighting the bed
rooms except 10y candles and 10 make an
elaborate toilet by the aid OF one Of these
ilaring, smoking, grease dispensing an
tiquitics is not the easiest performance IN
tho world.-Nlrs. Frank Leslie's Letter.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-11-01
DISTRICT COURT.


The first day Of the fall term OF dis
trct court for Custer county was a
working day in every sense of the
worS. The United States and terri.
torial grand juries were empnueled
aud sworn, with c. II. Towers, fore.
man Of the United States grand jury,
and VIM. Ferdon foreman Of the terri
torial grand jury. VIM. II. Carr was
appointed baillir OF the United States
States grand jury and NJ. NJ. Russell OF
the territorial grand jury. The Judges
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-11-01

Dear Sir:
Accept thank. for your interest
manifested in our road.
/ felieve your city will be visited by
parties interested early in the spring
with view of locating aud building
n road the coming season to some point
Oh the Northern Pacific X. X. .st o near
city. We have no locating survey
through the state Of Kansas; have over
fifty miles Of Western Union telegraph
line up and in operation and shall
push the construction ~ fast as practi.
cable TO an early completion.
We be pleased TO hear from you at
any time, ~ 10 what you may deem Of
interest to our enterprise.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-11-01
A Debt of Gratitude.

Gratitude that takes the form OF doi'
lars and cents is generally well liked py
the recipient II so, Private il'atn' OF
the Fifth cavalry, should feel relSlid lor
n gallant deed he did eleven years ago IN
the Sioux war In that campaign he
rescued the captain of his company, who
was wounded. from falling into the hands
~ tbe Indians, at the great risk Of his
own life. Now Capt. Price is looking him
nm to give him deed 10 Kansas farm
worth s9,OO0.-New York Commercial
Advertiser.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-11-01
CHURCHES.
SOCIETIES.

40. H.-Division No. meets hrst aud second
Sundays Of each month.
X. OF H.-Meet. drst and third Wednesdays at
1902. m, at Odd Fellows Hall.
AT. Il A. M.-iellOwstone Lodge, No. 70, hrst
and third Wednesdays.
X A. M.-Yellowstone Chapter. No. D, second
and fourth Saturdays.
X. T-Damascus Oommandery, second and
fourth Thursdays.
/. y. .. F.-Custer Lodge No. IL, every
Monday At their hall.
and third Friday.
K of P.-Crusader Lodge, No. I, Thursday
evenings at Odd Fellows Hall
CK. Of A.-Miles City Branch, every sunday at
X. Of L.-First and third Fridays.
R-U. $. Grant Post, No. II, first and
Il. o. q. T.--star Of the West, No. "a, eyery
Thursday evening.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-11-01
No-Man'- Land.

This beautiful stretch Of prairie is
rapidly being settled up and its people
are forming local government of
their own. In noticing the changes
that are going on there the Caldwell
Journal says: According to informa-
tion received by Hon. Sidney Clark,
ex-congressman from Kansas, settlers
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-11-01

charge was an unusually long one, up
wards of two hours being consumed in
the delivery OF 1t. As II was almost
entirely extemporsneous we are un-
able to publish in full and synopsis
would not do ii justice.
The docket was called and the fol.
lowing cases taken up aud disposition
made ofthem as follows:
James NJ. Dance, Franz John Minej
and VIM. Grimes, VS.. the Northern
Pacific railroad company, on demur-
rer; continued for the term.
United States vs.. Big Back, Rock
Roads aud Head Swift, resisting an
officer; set for trial Nov. lst.
United States VI. Christopher &.
Harcum and A. ii. Wilder; default Of
Harcum noted.
United States vs. Frank e. Picker
ing, ct al; default noted.
United States vs.. Carpenter 4 Rob-
ertson, unlswfully fencing public do.
main; demurrer Withdrawn. answer
filed aud case set for Nov. 2.
United States vs. Green Mountain
Ranching Company, unlawfully fenc-
Ing public domain; demurrer with.
drawn, defendant has until Nov End
TO file answer.
United States vs.. sidney Paget, ell
al, unlawfully fencing public domain;
defendants have until Nov. l-t to file
answer.
United States vs.. Concord cattle
company, unlawfully fencing public
domain; defendants have until Nov.
TO file answer.
United States VS.. John Bsrringer,
unlawfully fencing public domain; set
for trial Nov. 2ud.
Territory of Montana Va. Owen
Doud, appeal; case act for trial.
T-J. Bryan vs.. p. III. Gallagher;
dismissed.
Dennis Collins vs.. G. p. Comstock
set for trial Nov. 81.
X. franklin vs.. G. p. Comstock;
dismissed at plaintiffs cost.
Benjamin McCarty vs.. Geo. b. Sill
verberg, ct al. motion to dismiss, sp
peal Withdrawn.
John j. Coleman We. J. w. John.
son; given until Nov. End to file
amendment to complaint.
Flanagan Va. Flanagan; set for Nov.
llth.
VIM. Courtenay VS.. T. p. McElratb;
set for Nov. IL.
T !. Bryan VS.. VIM. Kidder; dis
missed.
Michael Bryan vs. Bridget Bryan
dismissed at plaintiffs cost.
+. A. Gaitermsn vs. /. Silvermsn
make answer on November Let.
Thos. J. Bryan vs.. w. n. Macqueen;
dismissed ana settled.
Fred Whiteside vs.. Isaac Silverman;
set for November End,
Thos. J. Bryan Va. Byron Vreeland
dismissed and settled.
Jos. Leighton vs.. Palmer dismissed
Eva Styles Wright vs.. Fire InsuT
ance Association of London; set io
Nov. /.
Michael Kircher vs. J. II. Conrad 4
Co.; set for Nov IA.
+. A. Whitney vs. +. e. Dutton e
al; dismissed.
Joseph Leighton vs. {. b. Lebcher
demurrer withdrawn and defeDdsn
file answer on Nov. 3.
Fred Whiteside VS.. Graham; de
murrer withdrawn and answer b.
filed Nov. 2.
Fred Whitetide vs. Konrad Scbmid
demurrer withdrawn and answer b.
filed Nov. 9.
Geo. f. Voss VS.. c. E. Newton, e
al; set for Nov. ].
II. J. Bryan w. Arthur Maxwell. ad
ministrator. ct al. set for Nov. !.
Territory of Montana vs.. VIM. Har
mon and Chas. Brown; set for Nov. !
John Carter VS.. Herman Orschel: Sc
for Nov. |.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-11-01
FROM THE GULF.
The Montana, Kansas & Fergus
Railroad Company Not an
Empty Newspaper
Scheme-Surveyors to be in
Miles City Ready for Perma-
nent Work IN the Spring.
THE MONTANA, KASsAsASD TEXAS.
A Railroad that Proposes to Make Miles
City It's Northern Terminus.

THE MONTANA, KASsAsASD TEXAS.
A Railroad that Propose, to Make Miles
City its Northern Terminus.
Something over year ago the
JOURNAL published the prospects Of
the Montana, Syracuse & Texas rail.
way, company then organized for
the purpose Of building great north
and south line to take the place of the
national cattle trail, which at that
time WAS being enc cached upon by
the ever advancing line of settlement
and which Is now practically obliter-
ated, making II q pure necessity that
such road be built in order to preserve
direct communication between the
breeding grounds Of the south and the
grazing grounds Of Montana. This
road rs is usual with new enterprises
has, in the period that elapsed since
its organization and the present time,
undergone some changes in owner
ship, management and name and is
now known by the title at the head o (
this article. Its route, however, hs =
remained unchanged, and the purpose
to establish great north and south
highway from the ranges Of Montana
TO the seaboard is assured. As mat
ter Of course, our citizens have taken
considerable interest in this enterprise
and reliable news concerning 1t has
been eagerly sought after. Anon y
Others who have endeavored to get ut
something tangible in regard to 1t 10
our enterprising fellow citizen VIM.
Courtenay, who some days ago sd.
dressed letter OF enquiry to the pres.
ident Of the road and yesterday re-
ceived the following reply.
OFFICE OF THE MONTANA, KANSAS !
Il TEXAs RAILROAD Co.,
SYRACUSE, KAN, Oct. ., 1857. }
WM. COUTESAY,
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-11-01
Yours truly,
UUTS ITUIy'
A. l.. ToMBLIN,
Pres't and Gen'l Manager

iitH y uuh ptH 4huuhkcis
From The foregoing it would seem to
be an assured fact that next season will
bring to Miles City the prosperity and
Importance resulting from its selection
as the inland terminus of a seabosrd
road over two thousand miles in
length. This road will he "A novelty
and innovation among the railroads Of
the United States; where all the great
trunk lines trend east and west this
one of equal length with the greatest
will cross their lilies at right angles
and open n new avenue Of traffic for
which there seems TO he ample de.
mand. While there are those who take
the position, supported by sound argu.
ment, that the advent Of this road, In
creasing as it does the chances OF intro
ing southern fevers among our cattle,
and inducing the overstocking OF our
ranges. is not thing to be desired,
still there il no doubt that AN active
prosecution Of the enterprise from this
end Of the route next year would have
very beneficial effect on this com.
munity and the surrounding country,
and in addition to these local benefits
bring us into such prominence as a
terminal point, as would induce the
investment Of large blocks OF eastern
capital, and launch US on a wave OF
prosperity that would go far to bal.
ance the disadvantages, should any
exist.
A miniature map OF the road on the
letter received by Mr.. Courtenay
shows Miles City as the northern ter
miaus OF the road, and IL certainly has
a very captivating look.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-11-01
FROM frame TO BRICK.

The UNDERSIGNED hereby announces his remoUat
from the old stand, to one Of the new and conodto"S
brick stores in the Graham Block on the south side Of
Main Street between 9th and Th,Where Dtth enlarged
facilities for handlins his trade he w be Glad to re-
ceiUe all old customers and many neO ones.
w. =. SKINNER
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-17

was stated that "a white house official''
made some invidiOuS remarks concern
ing Hon. NJ. IL. Day and the statements
made by that gentleman to the GLOBE
correspondent. Your representative has
aiken a roster of the s'white house Off
GALS" and, aside from the Republican
hold-overs, who might be expected to
abuse almost any Democrat, he can find
10 ''white house -Official'' except the fat
witted darkey on the second floor who
would have the temerity to say the abus-
i've things which were alleged to have
been said of Mr.. Day, and / do
not believe that the darkey would be so
impolitie. The faet.is,.not only in Dakota
but in Washington as well, the clear
cut. keen and sinciSive words of Day
causeda sensation. He was kind enough
to submit to the interview, and deliber-
ately cut the cuticle off of the entire
Republican horde which had been lying
about him. He did it with such mas
terly strokes, and did the work so ire
vocably we'll that the entire clan has
been chagrined and fretted, even unto
the ragged edge of diSpair, ever since.
twill probably take considerable more
than mythical s'White house official"
to turn aside the keen blade of DAYS
logic. 1t is quite true, as Mr.. Day
stated in the interview, 'They have
been so anxious to find out my position
that they have published all sorts of
made-up stories about me-" If the
'White house official shows his head
again in opposition to the administra-
ton which feeds him, somebody will
hit il.